Chicago by Carl Sandburg

Chicago by Carl Sandburg

The Poem Chicago by Carl SandburgThis is a specific example of American poetry by one of this country's most famous poets. This section provides a selection of different types of American poetry including the poem by this famous American Poet. The American poetry and poems have been selected to cover all aspect of this kind of poetry and poem. The following American poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg from this famous poet can be used as a good example of American poetry.

The poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg

Hog Butcher for the World,Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;Stormy, husky, brawling,City of the Big Shoulders:

They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for Ihave seen your painted women under the gas lampsluring the farm boys.And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, itis true I have seen the gunman kill and go free tokill again.And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On thefaces of women and children I have seen the marksof wanton hunger.And having answered so I turn once more to those whosneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneerand say to them:Come and show me another city with lifted head singingso proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job onjob, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against thelittle soft cities;

Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunningas a savage pitted against the wilderness,Bareheaded,Shoveling,Wrecking,Planning,Building, breaking, rebuilding,Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing withwhite teeth,Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a youngman laughs,Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who hasnever lost a battle,Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.and under his ribs the heart of the people,Laughing!Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter ofYouth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be HogButcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player withRailroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.

The Poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg - Example of American PoetryPoetry written such as the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg is piece of literature written by a American poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia. The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the use of techniques such as repetition, meter and rhyme are what are commonly used to distinguish American poetry from American prose. Poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. A famous example of American poetry is the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg.

The Poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg - Example of Structure of American PoetryThe structure used in an American poem varies with different types of poetry and can be seen in the above example of the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg. The structural elements might include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza. Poets and American Poetry combine the use of language and a specific structure to create an imaginative and expressive poem such as Chicago by Carl Sandburg . The structure used in some Poetry types are also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem.